It was three goals by Praveen Singh (23', 33', 57'), two goals each by Romit Pal (12' and 15'), skipper Sachin (44' and 65') and a goal each by Karan Singh Saini (16'), Manish Choudhary (34') that lifted the team to a strong opening match win.

Uttarakhand took an early 1-0 lead in the 30th minute through their captain Mitesh Singh's field goal, they couldn't convert any goals in the second half. Hockey Himachal scored through Rajan (50') and Harpal Singh (69') to win the match. (ANI)